*** Ernie is now known as TheOils

(SkOOtaway) Peter Garrett... How long does it take to shave ya head?
skoot: Peter's not here ... he nukes it (Bones)

(^ToeJam^) durning the period where it was difficult to get your records played, what did end up doing to get your records played
toejam: Rob - we still can't get our records played :)

(Joopy) what do ya think of the music industry?
joopy: preferred it when it was on vinyl (Bones)

(DeRrAnGeD) neidea when use are coming to perth and any chance of back stage pass :)??
deranged: just been to Perth, what happened to you, your backstage pass was on the door (Bones)

(Moshfairy) how long have u been together?
moshfairy: 20,000 years (Rob)

(JOn) do you guys get a chance to relax???
Jon: always with the Moshfairy

(FiREFLy) Rob are you as green as peter garret is?
(fangy) firefly: twice as green and twice the speller (Rob)

(RoaDKiLL) what ever happened to Gifford and Bear? whats come of them?
roadkill: Giffo's selling skimpy swimwear in Byron Bay, (Jim) and Bear's wearing it (Bones)

(Mo) When is the Official site going to be properly updated and why can't a fan (like Krusty or me) do it??
Mo: Refer to Martin ...

(SAurora) how big ARE those waves?
saurora: "death walls", "filthy green cathedrals"

(LAuLaUS) what have u been doing recently
ladelley: I wrote them and he sang them (Jim)

(LAuLaUS) what have u been doing recently
laulaus: we've all been trying to oust the Howard Government ... failed ... but Pauline's gone (Rob)

(UrBaN) have your mainstream performances gone for good i heard you were playing in small pubs everywhere now...
urban: life beings and ends in a pub (Bones)
urban: it's more tribal in a pub (Jim)

(m0f3z) Do you guys ever think of having more remixes done?
mof3z: I don't know, at the moment I'm watching Mariah Carey on Channel [V] (Bones)

(Grizz) What are your thoughts on the band SYZYGY?? have you herd them b4?
grizz: Rob - I have heard of them ...

(Rodrigo) [i'm the Brazilian homepage (oil drop) owner.. when will you be back in Brasil?? please come back, and write a song here in Florianopolis like the Hoodoo Gurus did! Rob knows it!]
rodrigo: when you get your electricity fixed .. we played in Florianopolis and the power went off :) Bones

(Krusty_F) Jim - any plans to take the one-man-band on tour for fuzz face
Krusty: I'd have to do some front-man practice first (Jim)

(remidy) if i squeese my nipples i can get milk out of them!
remidy: the mother of all questions (Rob)

(SAurora) When will you be stopping by on a Canadian/US tour? :-)
saurora: pending result of Bones's drug case (Bones)

(Krusty_F) Hi guys - what are your plans for the next 3 months?
Krusty: bail Bones (Bones) Bones benefit tour (Rob)

(kAtz) will peter garrett run for PM?
katz: he's not here to answer it
katz: will PM run for Peter Garrett (Bones)

(Suz4Bones) when will you guys be coming back to Newcastle?
suz4bones: I live in Newcastle Workers really (Bones)

(RoaDKiLL) are any of you guys married, and if so is it difficult to stay monogomous with all your fame?
roadkill: we're married to each other (Bones)

(Carnage) What are your touring plans for the future ?
Carnage: go home and say 7 Hail Peters (Bones)

(Dorian) what was it like working with Magoo on Redneck???
Dorian: When we squeezed his nipples milk came out

(karen) What is the reason for the large discrepancy between the release date of Redneck Wonderland in Australia and North America?
karen: Monica Lewinsky (Bones)

(LAuLaUS) whats ur best pick up lines?
laulaus: what size sticks do you use? (Rob)

(Hydro) [hows the uranium mining protest going?...did u just do it to get some publicity?]
hydro: the wet has started in the NT, so it's gone quiet for a while, but we definitely think it's winnable ... (Jim)

(Suz4Bones) why couldn't you do an all ages gig at newcastle because i was really crushed since i'm under age
suz: how old are you?

(Suz4Bones) 15 on melbourne cup day
suz: happy birthday, love pharlap (Bones)

(paladin) do you think the 'feral' populalation infesting the jabiluka mine site is good or bad to the anti uranium cause?
paladin: infesting is a very strong word ... (Rob)

(Magnus) what do you think of the new Cold Chisel album?
magnus: squeeze your nipples and you get vodka (Bones)
magnus: and a 4 day growth (Rob)

(Carnage) What do you think of Jebediah
carnage: swell bunch of fellas and sheila (Rob)

(UrBaN) i was wondering why you guys think your answer's are funny, they are pathetic excuses for humor..!
urban: that is my life (Bones)

(Suz4Bones) does anyone reply to fan letters?
suz: we get so many but we try to ...

(indiana) ok so who is the hottest chick on the planet out of unanimous agreement
indiana: baby spice (Bones) sporty spice (Jim) old spice (Rob)

(paladin) what i meant was.. they seem to coagulate in the streets of darwin ( i live there ), and a huge amount of the population here dislike their presence entirely.. just wondered if you had an opinon one way or the other if they were helpful
paladin: did you see 'Loggerheads'? I reckon the ferals are the bravest people on the planet ... (Jim)

(UrBaN) dont you think you have just lost popularity and you are trying to hang on to the little bit of fame you's have left... like come on you are very old people now..
Urban: Hey Jim, toss me my walking stick ... (Rob)

(Nick) whats your favourite own song?
nick: Pub With No Beer (all)
nick: by Slim Dusty who's very, very old (Rob)

(Carnage) Any chance of a free ticket to your next gig ?
carnage: hit the road (Rob)

(remidy_) can i play with your nipples?
remidy: play with Tina Arena's (Bones)

(Mike) how did you get associated with these people from IRC?
Mike: all part of the service m'am (Rob)

(Suz4Bones) (Bones) if i write another would you please answer personally?
suz: yes (Bones)

(RoaDKiLL) what are your favourite all-time movies??? (and urban has no sense of humour) ;)
roadkill: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Dr Strangelove, Mystery Train (Rob) ... Spiceworld - it's got a moral (Jim)

(Mike) which one of you three thinks they have the most fans :)
Mike: Who gives a shit? (Bones)

(Magnus) what/who was the driving force behind "Kingdom of Flaunt"? insanity? :-)
Magnus: me (Jim)

(UrBaN) Why not move over and let some young talent come thru cause there is some really good bands comming through and basically old pub bands are clogging up the airwaves..(Roadkill: are you a old pub guy as well?)
Urban: get fucked Urban (Jim)

(Bi||y) Which album of yours is your favourite album????
billy: 'Get Fucked Urban' (Jim)

(Suz4Bones) is there a chance that Peter would come to my school and talk since my Religion class is talking about prophets and suffering, i think that it would be the best day of my life apart from this very minute
suz: Refer Urban

(Suz4Bones) is there a chance that Peter would come to my school and talk since my Religion class is talking about prophets and suffering, i think that it would be the best day of my life apart from this very minute
suz: we can't speak on Peter's behalf ...

(Ben) What was it like touring with steady eddie ?
ben: Our livers couldn't take it (Rob)

(Bi||y) Are you guys as strongly opposed to uranium mining, and other environmental issues as Peter, or do you sort of follow his lead?
billy: of course we are

(Ben) What do you guys think mp3s (mp3s are music digitised and compressed so it can be traded over the net) Do you think this harms the industry (by decreasing revenue) or promotes it (by providing bands with a wider audience)
ben: perhaps you could take the example of the Grateful Dead, a band which actively encouraged bootlegs by whatever means. This only served to greatly increase their reputation and consequently they sold huge amounts of legitimate records as well as the pirate ones (Rob)

(Suz4Bones) (Bones) with that personal letter could all the band do an autogragh for me?
suz: I'll try my best (Bones)

(Bi||y) Now that urban has left, Which album of yours is your favourite album????
billy: always the last one we've done (Rob)

(Kristi) Can you come and play at my 21st next year?
Kristi: sorry, booked up for suz's 15th (Bones)

(Magnus) do any of you guys collect Oils records? what do you think of record collectors? nutcases?
magnus: I'm the resident nutcase (Rob)

(ado) Hi, what did you guys think of the outcomes of the recent Federal Election ?
ado: very bad news for the Australian music biz (Rob)
ado: it'll be harder than ever for new bands to get a decent hearing (Rob)

(Suz4Bones) will you come to newcastle for my birthday Bones?
Dear Suz, at this stage, probably best kept as cyber-greetings

(DeRrAnGeD) why do dogs have wet noses? and do u like dirk diggard?
deranged: do you mean dirk diggler? (Rob)

(Mo) When will the new Oil Rag be available?
Mo: we're putting it up on our web site (Jim)

(Mike) are you for or against the GST?
mike: sick to death of death and taxes (Rob)

(Magnus) Jim, do you think you will be working with Neil Finn again? I really like the songs you made together. Better still, Neil is coming to Stockholm next week for a show (hint!)...
Magnus: is it cold in Stockholm?

(DeRrAnGeD) why do dogs have wet noses? and do u like dirk diggler ? yes answer the question goddam it :)
deranged: no-one expects the Spanish Inquisition ... (Rob)

(Nick) what do u think about the new colour nintendo gameboy that is coming out?
nick: looks great, and the printer looks even more fab (Bones)

(Carnage) got a favourite radio station ?
carnage: Triple J (Jim)

(Lalle) [Who was the head-writer of Cemetery in my mind?]
Lalle: refer liner notes

(Mike) is it really true that jim is gay, or just a rumor?
mike: just a rumor

(shakar) what are your favourite cars
shakar: all motor vehicles give me the shits, waste of money, waste of time, environmentally polluting tin cans ... (Bones)
Give us your keys (Rob)

(Magnus) are you against making locally aired (on TV or radio) Oils shows available to fans around the globe by so called tape-trees?
magnus: what's a tape-tree?

(Suz4Bones) do you like my nickname Bones?
suz: rhymes with mine (Bones)

(Lalle) [Would there be any chance of another live-album in the future, or why not release the unplugged session?]
lalle: the Unplugged session is a classic Oils bootleg that's out there (Jim) it's actually pretty good

(Mo) Bones: whereabouts in NewZealand are you originally from?
Mo: Auckland

(Magnus) a tape-tree is a way of copying tapes...
Magnus: I think it's fine (Jim)

(Billy) I'm only a youngun, but was it not true that when you guys were coming through, Molly Meldrum had his show that gave new aussie artists a huge boost if they got on it, and also Triple J played a lot more new australian stuff. Is this true? Do you think the lack of this sort of thing now is a major mistake by the music industry in australia?
Billy: Lots of bands went on Countdown and we weren't one of them ... Double J as it was called at the time, and particularly DJs like the late great George Wayne, really helped us and lots of other bands that weren't prepared to do corny TV shows ... (Rob)

Time to give all little eyeballs and knuckles a break - backspace, backspace, dot, dot, com, thank you very much, lots of love and best regards to Urban, no hard feelings, no feelings, bridge toll welcome, vote for Kim Beazley next time, phone your mother, bye!!!
WE'RE GONE

Session Close: Tue Oct 13 19:14:06 1998

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